Crime & Safety

2 Wanted in $40,000 Jewelry Theft

Suffolk police say pair stole items from Love My Jewels store.

 Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking two people who stole jewelry from a store in Huntington Station. 

 A man and a woman entered Love My Jewels jewelry store, 301 Walt Whitman Road, about 3:55 p.m. on Oct. 2. While the woman distracted an employee in the back of the store, the man reached over a counter in another part of the store and stole several trays of gold and diamond jewelry valued at more than $40,000.               

The woman is described as Hispanic, in her late 20s, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 to 160 lbs. with brown hair. She wore glasses and had acne on her face. She was wearing a white blouse, blue jeans and sandals.

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 The man is described as a Hispanic, in his early 30s, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 to 150 lbs. He had black hair and a dark complexion. He was wearing a baseball hat, a white long-sleeved shirt, jeans and sneakers.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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